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Terry Tsurugi

California

Terry Tsurugi

California
38 Task Force korean drama review
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38 Task Force
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by Terry Tsurugi
Sep 29, 2021
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.0

Fun and engaging but has no connection to reality whatsoever

I enjoyed this show. It's full of twists and turns to keep you interested, and you care about the characters because they're well-acted and charismatic. The plot, which was the primary focus of the show, had its good points and bad points. It was good at keeping you guessing and taking unexpected turns. I was never able to predict the clever ways in which the heroes were able to solve every problem, because their plans always encountered big obstacles, like the villains finding out about their plans, etc. However, this repeated pattern ended up being predictable because it happened again and again. And the plot was totally unbelievable. Why would a bunch of grifters and criminals suddenly decide to work so hard and risk so much to help the government collect taxes? There was a little bit of talk at the beginning about them getting a small cut of the collections, but that fell by the wayside, and it seems like they were getting nothing out of it at all. If they were such idealistic and altruistic Robin Hood types, why didn't they feel guilty about all the money they stole from innocent people as career criminals up to this point? And I never totally believed the bromance between Seong Il and Jeong Do. It happened too quickly. Actually, none of the relationships were satisfying. But the actors did a great job fleshing out underwritten characters. So overall, it was entertaining, but it could have been much better if the script was a more grounded in reality and paid more attention to characters' motives and relationships.
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